Britain's Prince Charles and his bride Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, leave St George's Chapel in Windsor, England, following the church blessing of their civil wedding ceremony on April 9, 2005. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

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Is Britain getting a new princess? Prince Charles certainly hopes so. The monarchy and royal fans worldwide are keenly awaiting the birth of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge's second child. Kate, who has said she was due around late April, now appears to be several days overdue. William and Kate say the gender of the baby—a younger brother or sister to 1-year-old Prince George—is a mystery to them. That has sparked a flood of bets placed with bookmakers that it will be a girl, and now Charles has chimed in on that.

The royal was chatting with a 100-year-old veteran at Windsor Castle yesterday when he brought up the royal baby. The veteran's daughter, Lynda Bateman, says: "My father introduced me as his daughter, and Prince Charles asked how many daughters he had. My father said 'One—and that's enough,' and Charles laughed and said 'And we're hoping for a granddaughter!'" Dozens of journalists and avid royalists have been waiting for days outside central London's St. Mary's Hospital for any news of the duchess going into labor.

Everything that happened in the past. The scandal, the hurt and pain brought to Princess Diana will forever be down in the history books yet Prince Charles the Condom married her and shoved her right into her sons lives. They are to respectful to show how they feel. It has to be hell for them to even smile at her. Now she is being called Diana's babies her grandkids???? No shame Charles or Camilla, none at all!

ToddM

May 4, 2015 3:41 PM CDT

Ugliest hat ever!

FarmerM

May 2, 2015 12:53 PM CDT

Ah, there is Camilla, doing the British thing with hats that soon requires species extinction for fashion.